tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post3456597968611737371..comments2017-10-20T15:40:26.711-07:00Comments on Rainbow Ranch Farms: Heritage-Breeds vs. Meat-BreedsXenia Stavrinideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275540581378482203noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-44094215638225918362016-05-16T19:46:54.689-07:002016-05-16T19:46:54.689-07:00we purchased 25 cornish cross a few months ago, ha...we purchased 25 cornish cross a few months ago, have them outside now, giving them organic feed and letting them pick through the weeds. They like the weeds as much if not more than the feed. My wife wants a hertitage meat bird and I want to raise and kill-no pet/production/eggs etc. Is there a good source for heritage meat bird chicks?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956787969480434300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-9177923883533640112016-05-16T19:46:26.190-07:002016-05-16T19:46:26.190-07:00we purchased 25 cornish cross a few months ago, ha...we purchased 25 cornish cross a few months ago, have them outside now, giving them organic feed and letting them pick through the weeds. They like the weeds as much if not more than the feed. My wife wants a hertitage meat bird and I want to raise and kill-no pet/production/eggs etc. Is there a good source for heritage meat bird chicks?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956787969480434300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-83555258860546840692015-01-10T11:25:30.363-08:002015-01-10T11:25:30.363-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. I&#39;m getting ...Thank you, thank you, thank you. I&#39;m getting tired of customers saying they only buy &quot;pastured poultry&quot; when referring to the cornish cross. No, they don&#39;t eat the veggies. I give them nice kale leaves and they just trample them. However, I do mix in whole wheat and cracked corn with layer pellets and their high protein broiler mix. I find they take a week or two longer to grow, but have been very happy with the quality of the meat. By far better than any grocery store bird and very little loss. Out of 25 chicks we maybe lose 1 or 2 each batch. Probably an average of 1.5 birds per batch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-49307726180605516062013-04-25T11:38:01.586-07:002013-04-25T11:38:01.586-07:00We recently tried raising some commercial meat bir...We recently tried raising some commercial meat birds at home. They were the kind bred for large breasts, and they grow quickly. They break their legs easily and can&#39;t stand up when fully grown. I was really uncomfortable with the entire thing. In the future we&#39;ll be raising dual-purpose or heritage breeds. Jared @ Moon over Martinboroughhttp://moonovermartinborough.com/2013/04/25/frankenchicken-kerfuffle/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-30550700093298947192013-03-19T13:16:15.352-07:002013-03-19T13:16:15.352-07:00Does anyone know of any grain free poultry/egg far...Does anyone know of any grain free poultry/egg farms in New England/East Coast? I would love to buy some grain free eggs and poultry meat, I understand you don&#39;t ship eggs and the postage for a chicken to get to me costs me than the chicken itself. Thanks, any response is appreciated.Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09731920036345703355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-31998351570398446182013-01-04T07:59:07.770-08:002013-01-04T07:59:07.770-08:00For more information on heritage breeds, check out...For more information on heritage breeds, check out the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy at http://albc-usa.org/. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-19873653361039373182013-01-03T15:00:22.051-08:002013-01-03T15:00:22.051-08:00I think growing naturally is best if you can affor...I think growing naturally is best if you can afford it. I think of how many wild oats, corn, wheat, and barley fields there are out there and I don&#39;t think there are any. So the question would be, why give them what they wouldn&#39;t forage for on their own. I met a woman who is a rancher/farmer and asked her how much she paid for feed and she laughed at me as politely as she could and asked me why would I buy feed when nature gives it to me for free? that started me on my little quest and led to me to RRF. Just a thought.Danitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-91038659528243821242012-12-30T19:35:26.755-08:002012-12-30T19:35:26.755-08:00Thank you for the backlink above under your nutrit...Thank you for the backlink above under your nutritional credit. We are always interested to see what others are doing and why they are doing it. I enjoy meeting new people and reading their blog posts. <br />DrJeff7<br />http://heritagebreedsfarm.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-32704025514223427562012-12-29T14:11:47.768-08:002012-12-29T14:11:47.768-08:00What&#39;s the issue with feeding chickens grain? ...What&#39;s the issue with feeding chickens grain? Organic to be sure, but otherwise grain has always seemed ok as far as anything my ignorant ass knows! (I used to raise bantams long time ago.)<br /><br />Just curious! Thanks. Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999753940457761065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013443865933181475.post-241074414521789762012-12-28T15:56:09.244-08:002012-12-28T15:56:09.244-08:00Mmmm? The thought of raising my own food a little ...Mmmm? The thought of raising my own food a little scarry.howeverthe comfort of knowing I did it and its good on so many levels makes it worth whiledanitenoreply@blogger.com